Sorry to sound thick, what is OpenBook? is this some sort of OCR for the PC? And this Fine Reader is this expensive? I am hoping to get an iPal Solo from Humanware, but in the meantime I would like an OCR package that I can use to read my printed documents that come through the post. The only two OCR packages I am familiar with on the mac is IRIS and Omnipage. My Canon multi scan PIXMA 630 has basic OCR software with it, but it is totally inaccessible for VO users.
Sorry as I have stated before I have only been blind a few months so this is all new to me. Olivia thank you for your offer of requesting to chat to me offline regarding my experiences with using a mac sighted and now using it without sight. I did actually write you a long email the other night and my ISP then died and I lost it, however I plan on writing to you again x On 18 Jun 2010, at 14:57, Olivia Norman wrote: > I don't know about running the adaptive technology stuff on the mac, soI'll > leave that to someone who has more experience with open book, etc, but I > wonder whether you've tried iWork and pages? These programs work just as > well as MS word once you play around with them, and you'd eliminate the need > for windows and jaws on the mac if you went that route. Also, there are OCR > programs like Abby fine reader express which work well on the mac, and could > potentially replace open book for you. Just a few things to think about. > Olivia > "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower" Steve Jobs > > On Jun 18, 2010, at 1:52 AM, denise avant wrote: > >> Hi all, >> I’ve had my mac book pro for a couple of weeks now. While I’ve not had an >> opportunity to sit and learn it just yet, I’ve been able to do some work on >> it. >> I’m going to use vm fusion and perhaps windows 7 to run some of the >> important programs I need like ms word openbook, and Duxbury. >> I’m just wondering what version of windows 7 would be best? >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
